Ellen Ochoa Learning Center State Preschool
Ellen Ochoa Learning Center State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Cudahy, CA, licensed for up to 42 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 11 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (4 of 11). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #5 of 5 centers in Cudahy and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Disaster plan posted is blank in room 3 and none in room 1.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Disaster plan posted is blank.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. No shade present.
Based on observation, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. No mandated reporter for staff.
Based on review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed cracked plastic doll house and picnic bench with sharp edges and fallen shade material, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 3 staff files which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 3 staff files which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. At least one staff member does not have a current CRP/1st aid certification, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Ellen Ochoa Learning Center State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Ellen Ochoa Learning Center State Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 11 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Ellen Ochoa Learning Center State Preschool compare with other daycares in Cudahy?
It is #5 of 5 centers in Cudahy by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Ellen Ochoa Learning Center State Preschool last inspected?
Jun 3, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Ellen Ochoa Learning Center State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ellen Ochoa Learning Center State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Cudahy, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Ellen Ochoa Learning Center State Preschool?
The licensee is LAUSD/Early Childhood Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Marcos Hernandez.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 197408336 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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